27th February 2014 Daily Current Affairs Updates

1) Largest
Solar Power Plant of India launched in Madhya Pradesh: The largest 130-MW
Solar Power Plant of India Welspun Solar MP Project was launched at Bhagwanpur
in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh on 26 February 2014. It is also the Asia's Largest
Solar Power Plant. The Welspun Solar MP project was constructed at a cost of
1100 crore rupees on 305 hectares of land. It will supply power at 8.05 rupees
a kWh. This Project will raise Indian solar capacity by 7 percent.

2) Ibrahim
Mahlab sworn in as Prime Minister of Egypt: Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as
new Egypt Prime Minister on 25 February 2014. He is a former member of Hosni
Mubarak's political party. Mahlab was the housing minister in the previous
administration. He will head Egypt's sixth government since the 2011 uprising
that toppled the autocratic Mubarak.

3) Sourav
Kothari clinched his maiden National billiards championship: PSPB's Sourav
Kothari picked up his maiden senior billiards national title at the Manisha
Billiards and Snooker Nationals after beating experienced Alok Kumar on 27 Feb
2014. Sourav captured his maiden national billiards title by beating Alok Kumar
5-3. Kothari clinched the title in great style, with an unbeaten break of 126,
that left Alok stranded on three national titles.

4) India
Newspaper Society (INS) celebrated its Platinum Jubilee: Born as
"Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society" on February 27, 1939 in New
Delhi, its a umbrella body of Newspapers published in India and currently has more
than 1,000 members having publications in 19 languages with a combined
circulation of 71 million copies.

5) Five-judge
Constitution Bench to take decision on legalising euthanasia: The Supreme
Court on Tuesday referred the issue of legalising euthanasia in the country to
a five-judge Constitution bench, saying there has been “inconsistent” opinion
in its previous verdicts on withdrawing medical support to terminally ill
patients. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said that it
is extremely important to have a clear enunciation of law on this issue and
referred the matter to a larger Constitution bench.

6) AIIMS
Bhubaneswar inaugurated: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam
Nabi Azad on 26 Feb 2014 dedicated the 978 bedded All India Institute of
Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar to the people of Odisha. Speaking on the
occasion Azad said, a satellite centre of the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar will come up
at Balasore before elections once the state government alloted 25 acre of land
for it.

7) Tech
Mahindra to acquire IT services arm of BASF: IT services major Tech
Mahindra on 27 Feb 2014 said it has signed an agreement to acquire the IT and
consultancy services business of chemical giant BASF in a bid to strengthen its
presence in Western Europe. Financial details of the deal, made through its
German subsidiary, were not disclosed. It is expected to close by June this
year.

8) ICICI Bank launched ‘branch on wheels’ in
Odisha: ICICI Bank launched ’branch on wheels’ in Odisha as part its
financial inclusion plan to provide banking services in remote villages in the
state which are devoid of banking facilities. “The ‘branch on wheels’ is a
first-of-its-kind initiative by any private sector bank in India. This is yet
another step of the bank to expand its reach to the unbanked villages,” ICICI
Bank Executive Director Rajiv Sabharwal told.

9) U-19
World Cup: South Africa beat Australia to set up final against Pakistan:
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada wreaked havoc with a six-wicket haul as South Africa
trounced Australia by 80 runs to storm into the final of the ICC Under 19
Cricket World Cup on Wednesday. South Africa will now clash with Pakistan on
Saturday in the title clash.

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